Built-up railroad-tie.



A. D. GOSTER.

' BUILT-UP RAILROAD TIE.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 2a, 1913.

Patented June 23, 1914.

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COLUMBIA FLANOGRAPH 60., WASHINGTON, D. C.

A. D. UOSTER.

BUILT-UP RAILROAD TIE.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 23, 1913.

Patented June 23, 1914.

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ANTHONY D. COSTER, OF MADISON, WISCONSIN.

BUILT-UP RAILROAD-TIE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 23, 1914.

Application filed July 23, 1913. Serial No. 780,811.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, ANTHONY D. Cos'rER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Madison, in the county of Dane and State of Wisconsin, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Built-Up Railroad- Ties, of which the following is a specification.

My present invention relates to railroad ties and more particularly to that class wherein the tie is composed of a plurality of coacting parts adapted to be held rigid one with respect to the other for the purpose of Iizletaining the rails in place upon the road- The principal object of my invention is to provide a tie of the character described which will rigidly hold the rails in spaced relation to each other, a predetermined distance, without the use of spikes or similar devices.

Further objects of my invention are to provide a tie which will prevent longitudinal movement of the rail upon the road-bed; one which can 'be manufactured at a low cost and is capable of being dismembered when it is desired to alter the layout of any system; and, one which can be assembled, requiring no skilled labor when so doing.

Other objects of the invention will appear in the following detailed description taken in connection with the accompanying drawing, forming a part of this specification, and in which drawing:

Figure 1 is a plan view of ties constructed according to my invention, the rails rigidly spaced thereby being shown partially in section taken longitudinally of the web. Fig. 2 is a sectional view on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a sectional view on the line 83 of Fig. 1. Fig. 1 is a perspective view of thebase member of one of the ties. Fig. 5 is a similar view showing a coacting member received in one of the ways of said base member. Fig. 6 is a fragmentary perspective view of a rail showing an aperture provided for the reception of a tongue on the base member to prevent longitudinal movement of the rail. Fig. 7 is a perspective View of a wedge-member used in connection with the tie. Fig. 8 is a perspective view showing a modified form of base member, similar to that disclosed in Fig. i. Fig. 9 is a view similar to Fig. 5 showing the coacting member for the base disclosed in Fig. 8. Fig. 10 is a bottom plan view of the end portion of the base member disclosed in Fig. 4.

transversely extending ways 12, open to said way 11, for the reception of rails 18. The ways 12 are at their upper ends, of such a size as to permit the base of the rail to be positioned extending through the ways with one of the base flanges extending into a recess 13 at the bottom of the way. By reference to Fig. 2 of the drawing it is to be noted that these recesses 13 are disposed open to the same sides of ways 12, so that the rail may be forced to engage with that wall of the way adjacent the recess.

Fitting into the longitudinally extendingway 11 is a retaining member B, having transverse ways 14 for the reception of the rails. The upper portions of ways 11 are adapted to be alined with the upper portions of ways 12, in order to place the rail and the ways 14 have recesses 15, serving a similar purpose to that of ways 13, but are disposed to receive the opposite flange of the rail. As a suitable means for driving the retaining member B in contact with the rail, and retaining said member B rigid with member A, I provide wedge-shaped slots 16 in the latter and a similar slot 17 in member B to be alined with slots 16 when the lower flanges of the rails are positioned in recesses 13 and 15. A wedge 18 may be driven into slots 16 and 17 to facilitate this retaining of parts.

When adjoining rails are in position above one of the ties, I prefer to provide extensions 19 above recesses 13 so that the rail cannot be let down from the top of the member A but must be moved longitudinally into the way 12. In such an instance, the rail 13, adjacent its end, is provided with an aperture 20 into which the said exten sion 19 may project and thus prevent the rail from moving longitudinally upon the road-bed. It is also necessary to provide a recess 21 in member B opposite from recess 15 in order to permit the rail to be moved into operative relation to the tie, laterally thereof.

When the tie is mounted upon a bridge or trestle, it is provided with a plurality of respectto the other for the purpose of re moving or placing a rail.

Whenlaying the track, the base member is first rigidly positioned, as by being embedded into the material making up the road-bed. The retaining member B is then placed in the way 11 and the ways It and '19 brought into alinement so that a rail, iiitermediate its ends, may be let down in place. When all is in readinessfor the rail to be rigidly positioned with respect to the tie structure, the retaining member B is moved so that one of the lower flanges oi the rail will fit into it's recess 15,- while the other lower flange is positioned in the rec'esses 1 3. This may be accomplishedby driving the wedge member 18 into the apertures 16 and 17.

When adjoining rail-s are to be supported by a tie structure, the members A and B are assembled one with respect to the other so that the entire tie structure may be moved into operative relation to the rail, or the rail itself moved into operative relation to the tie structure as hereinbeiore described, the ob-, ject in view being to aline the extensions with the apertures 20 in the rails. The

member B" is then moved, as hereinbefore' described, as through wedge member 18-.

@hanges in details may be made without departiiig from the spirit or scope of my invention; but,

ment thereof laterally in one direction, and

elongated slots disposed longitudinally of the base member; a retaining member guided by said base member and adapted to engage the rails to prevent movement thereof laterally in the other direction, said retainer member having vertically disposed apertures registering with said elongated slots in said base member; and, means for-holding rigid with said base tion of a base member having longitude nally extending, way and aliried transverse ways for rails, leading to said first mentioned way, said second mentioned ways havii'ig recessesopen at one side thereof for the reception of the base fiangesat one side of the rails and a tongue above each of said recesses two rails each having aperture to receive the tongue in the respective way the rail extendsthrou h; retaining H16TI1= ber guided in the said first mentioned way of said base member and having a way for the reception of the/adjacent ends of said rails; said Way in said retaining member having a recessionthe-reception of the base flanges of said mile at the other sidethere of; and, means for holding the said r'etaim ing member rigid with said base member, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

4?. In a built up railroad tie the combina tion of a base member having. a longitudi nally extending way and ali'ned transverse waysfor the r'ails leadingi to said first men tioned way, said second.- mentioned having oppositely disposed recesses with tongues above the recesses at one side of the and ways; tun rails each having apertur'e to' receive the tongue in the" respective way the rail extends through; a retaining m'ei'nber guided in said first mentioned way of said ba e member and having a way for the reception of the adjacent ends of said rails, said ways in said retaining member h av'ing ar'ec'ess for the reception of the base of said rails at the other side there of; and, means for holding said retaining melnber rigid with said base member, substantia-lly-asand for the purpose set forth. In testimony vvhereof I my signature in presence of two w'itnesses;

ANTHONY D: COST-ER.-

Witnesses:

L. IL Maas, H. E S Hfrnns.

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